Movies
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Little bit of everything at Rosemont Comic ConAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - If you think "Doctor Who" is a legitimate question, you don't belong in Rosemont this weekend. You couldn't tip over a TARDIS (the show's time machine) at the Wizard Wor...
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'When the Game' sticks to cliched playbookAug 21, 2014 10:00 am - Perfection is impossible. That's the message of the fact-based "When the Game Stands Tall," a by-the-book sports drama based on the storied De La Salle Spartans, the hig...
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Gire: Congratulations to teen film fest winnersAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - Teens win film fest! Congratulations to the student filmmakers who took home the prizes at the Eighth Annual Teen Film Festival sponsored by the Arlington Heights M...
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Gire: Don't 'Stay' for this disappointing filmAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - The moment Chloe Grace Moretz's voice-over narration dredges up the moldy philosophical chestnut, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans," you know t...
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Gire: 'Italy' good, but not as good as its predecessorAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - Mini review: "The Trip to Italy" If you loved Michael Winterbottom's highly improvised, 2010 comic travelogue "The Trip," you will probably like its sequel "The Trip to ...
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Gire: 'Possession' possesses underwhelming scaresAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - I have seen "The Possession of Michael King" so many times before - under other titles and with different casts - that it no longer possesses the power to shock me, amus...
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Gire: 'Are You Here' doesn't step up to the challengeAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - Mini review: "Are You Here" The only way that writer/director Matthew Weiner's anemic comic buddy movie could have been saved would be if co-stars Owen Wilson and Zach G...
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Gire: 3-D 'Sin City' sequel a visual sucker punchAug 21, 2014 5:00 am - Sin City. A desperate town filled with ulterior motives and interior monologues. A confusing town where a stripper never takes anything off and a socialite seldom puts a...
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'Land Ho!' either lovable or boorishAug 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Ten minutes into "Land Ho!," viewers who still haven't warmed up to the character of Mitch would be advised to sneak out and get a refund while there's time. The comical...
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Movies, comic books, TV all share spotlight at Chicago Comic Con in RosemontAug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - The Wizard World Chicago Comic Con is coming back to town, and once again it's bringing a variety of pop-culture icons and events with it. Comic-book creators, film and ...